Mi Casa Provides Resources For Self Sufficiency

DENVER (CBS4)– A local organization is focusing on helping those who need help get back on their feet — by relying on themselves.

Mounting bills became too much to handle for Nicole Boggs, a single mother of four. She lost her home and nearly lost her faith before Mi Casa taught her how to achieve her goals.

Mi Casa Resource Center helps Latino and other working families become economically self-sufficient through career development, after school programs and community service. The organization also helps with housing, transportation and child care.

Boggs, 40, keeps her resume and cover letter up-to-date. Until recently Boggs had been a stay-at-home mom for nearly 15 years.

“I tried looking for a job. They are asking for resumes and I’m like, ‘I don’t have a resume. I don’t even know how to write a resume,'” said Boggs.

After a broken marriage and an abuse relationship, it was hard for Boggs, a mother of four, to find work.

“I was beat down so bad, thinking I wasn’t worth anything,” said Boggs.

A local shelter introduced her to Mi Casa.

“If you are committed and ready to do whatever it takes to be successful then Mi Casa is a place that can help you,” said Mi Casa CEO and Executive Director Christine Marquez-Hudson.